Hammock-stand.



W. A. MANCHEE.

HAMMOCK STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. m2.

1,156,421 u Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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wILrn-In A. MANCHEE, or NEWARK, NEW JERsEY, .ASSIGNOB T0 N WARK srnrne g MATTRESS COMPANY, OF NEWARKLNEW JERSEY, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. I

Hammock- T ND.

Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented ()Qii. 12, 1915;

Application filed Februaryfi, 1912. Seria1No.675,862.

To all to homit may concern Be it known that I, lVILFRIn A. MANGHEE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county ofEsseX, State of New Jersey, have made a certain new; and useful Invention in Hammock-Stands, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to hammock stands.

The object of theinvention is to provide a hammock stand of simple construction, and which is strong, durable, artistic in appearance, and economical tomanufacture.

A further object of the invention is toy provide a hammock stand of the nature referred to which is capable of being readily knocked down for shipment or storage,a'nd easily erected for use.

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination, location and arrangement of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawing, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing,Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a hammock support embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a broken detail View in section on the line 38, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The hammock stand. embodying invention comprises end frames, each composed of upright members, A' and B, separated apart at their lower ends and held and braced in relatively spread or separated relation by a cross connection C. The members A and B are inclined vertically toward the pair of ends DQE, of each, end frame,

the bolt or other securing devicelF, for securing the upper ends oftheportionsD, E,

together, also passing through the brace or connecting member G as clearly shown.

The ends of the member G extend beyond the point of attachment of said member to the upper frame ends D, E, and said eX- tended portions of member G are bent or tubular.

curved downwardly, as indicated at J, the securing bolts or other securing connections In, for the ends D,-E, of the end frames being arranged to pass through the bentend portionsJ of member G. Thisconstruction and arrangement enables me to secure, a bracing action, the curved end portions J, of member G, serving as a bracing strut.

.Ifdesired, and in order to secure light.- ness without sacrificing strength or rigidity, the members A, B

and G may be made.

lt is obvious that the length of the member G determines the extent of separation or distance apart of the end frames of the stand. This distance of separation of the end frames will be dependent, of course, upon the character of the hammock or other support, indicated at K to be suspended or supported by the stand. A convenient arrangement is shown wherein the settee, sofa Y or other style or form of hammock K, is suspended at itsends from hooks or other securing devices L, from the member G. The distance apart of the hooks L may be adjusted or regulated in any suitable or convenient manner as may be desired.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide an exceedingly strong,

durable, well balanced and economical structure for a hammock stand. By removing the connecting parts or other securing de vicesF, H, and the separating members. C, the parts comprising the stand may be detached for shipment, storage or transportation in a very small compass, and readily and quickly erected for use.

By extending the ends of the member G beyond the end frames and bending theextended ends downwardly into position to be received and clamped between the upper vertically parallel portions of the end frames A, B, a convenient bracing action is secured as above indicated.

Having now set forth theobject and nature of my invention, what I claim as new and usefuhand desire to secure by Letters- Patent, is:

l. A hammock stand comprising endv frames spaced apart from each other and a member extending between and to which the upper ends of the end frames are secured, said connecting member having integral ends extended beyond the end frames and bent or curved downwardly and rearwardly,

and secured :tosaid end frames belowtheir upper ends.

A hammock stand comprising end fran' es, eachend frame including Vertical members inclined toward each other for the lower portionof their length and in parallel relation for the upper portion of their.

I tions ofth e'end frame members, and-having integral ends extended ,beyond the end frames and bent downwardly and rear- Wardly into position to be received and, I clamped between the "lower part of the parallel portions Of the end frames.

A- hammock stand comprising end frames each including ertical members separated attheir lower ends and brought together at their upper ends, a separating ba-r connecting the lower ends of each pair of said vertical members, means for securlng together the upper ends of sald members, and a horizontalmember-passing between and connecting the upper ends of one my hand in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, on this 2nd day of February WILFRID ,A.l\[ANG1HEE.

vitn sse STANLEY MANQHEE,

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pair of said Vertical members to the other ,npperends of the pair thereof, said horl- 

